Owen, William Henry, 1874-

William Henry Owen was born in New York City in 1874. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Yale University and in 1901 was ordained a priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church. From 1906 to 1922 he served as rector of Trinity Church, Mount Vernon, New York and from 1922 until his retirement in 1937 he was rector of Holy Trinity Church, New York City. From 1931 until 1944 he was also associate curator of coins in the Yale University Library. He died on May 27, 1944.

From the description of William Henry Owen papers, 1881-1945 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179770

William Henry Owen was born in New York City in 1874. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Yale University and in 1901 was ordained a priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church. From 1906 to 1922 he served as rector of Trinity Church, Mount Vernon, New York; and from 1922 until his retirement in 1937 he was rector of Holy Trinity Church, New York City. From 1931 until 1944 he was also associate curator of coins in the Yale University Library. He died on May 27, 1944.

William Henry Owen was born in New York City in 1874, the son of William Henry and Mary Lavinia Brooks Owen. He had one sister, Mary Lavinia Owen Borden. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1897 and an M.A. in 1899.

In 1901 he graduated from the General Theological Seminary and was ordained a priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church. For five years he served an assistantship at St. Thomas Church, New York, before assuming the position of rector at Trinity Church, Mount Vernon, New York, in 1906. Here he served until 1922 when he became rector of Holy Trinity Church in New York City. Owen remained at Holy Trinity until his retirement in 1937. He was also a trustee of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology by the General Theological Seminary in 1936.

Owen was a life-long collector of coins, and in 1927 he donated his valuable collection to Yale University. From 1931 until his death Owen worked as associate curator of coins in the Yale University Library. Owen died at his summer residence at Natural Bridge, Virginia, on May 27, 1944.

From the guide to the William Henry Owen papers, 1881-1945, (Manuscripts and Archives)